TJ Ducklo Not 'Fired On the Spot' As Biden Promised

Joe Biden is a liar.

From the Daily Mail:

Joe Biden's White House has put deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo on a one-week suspension without pay after he threatened a reporter who asked questions about his relationship with a journalist at Axios, telling her 'I will destroy you.'

Ducklo made the threat to Politico reporter Tara Palmeri, who was assigned to write about his romance with Alexi McCammond, who had been covering Biden's presidential campaign. He accused her of being jealous of McCammond because a past male wanted to 'f***' the Axios reporter instead of her.

The incident is raising questions about ethical standards at the White House, after Biden threatened to fire any staffer who treated people with disrespect. There were also questions on why Ducklo wasn't punished until his conversation was publicly reported on - more than two weeks after it originally happened.

Just a gentle reminder @brianstelter that you said it’s the media’s job to hold Biden accountable to his word https://t.co/S1O7n3c9cM

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 12, 2021

Promises Made, Promises Broken https://t.co/BlRqc0xO6Z

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 12, 2021

Biden is doing an awful job of restoring "the soul of the country."

With the approval of the White House Chief of Staff, he has been placed on a one-week suspension without pay. In addition, when he returns, he will no longer be assigned to work with any reporters at Politico.

— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) February 12, 2021

So when Biden said he would fire anyone that behaved like this “on the spot,” he actually meant he would put them in the penalty box for a week. https://t.co/iAaH4dV6Xs

— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) February 12, 2021

Hi @PressSec! Working on a story and wanted to get your response to something our sources are telling us.

Did @JoeBiden personally overrule @RonaldKlain in the Oval today on the decision to fire @TDucklo46?

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 12, 2021

Jen Psaki was asked about the Ducklo matter at Friday's press briefing. As usual, her answer was inadequate.

WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki when asked about Biden's "fire you on the spot" promise with regards to the TJ Ducklo situation: "It doesn't meet our standard. It doesn't meet the president's standard." pic.twitter.com/oztJCHXn4o

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 12, 2021

This is worse than I even realized @PressSec tried to COVER UP her deputy threatening a female reporter pic.twitter.com/akrTddQser

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 12, 2021

Biden's Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo should be fired immediately or Biden should never mumble anything about restoring the soul of the country again.